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  The Zamfara State Pilgrims Board says 504 prospective pilgrims in the state are yet to be paid back N774m they deposited for hajj pilgrimage.   The Chairman of the commission, Alhaji Musa Mallaha, during his inaugural meeting in Gusau stated that the sum is being owed to the pilgrims…

  By Ishaq Jae Let me begin my article with a Hausa maxim (which is not part of the ten maxims) that says “rashin sani ya sa kaza kwana kan dami” loosely translated; A chicken, out of ignorance, spent an entire night on a stack of grains probably hungry. This…

  The Cameroonian Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji granted an audience to the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Yaoundé.   The meeting between the two officials focused on preparations for the Hajj 2024, next year’s pilgrimage to Mecca. Faisal Saud Almejfel took the opportunity to…

  Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained an agency owner in connection with embezzlement of 44 Hajj pilgrims. Ohidul Alam Bhuinya, 50, was arrested from Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital on Monday. RAB’s Senior Assistant Director (Media) Senior ASP Shihab Karim confirmed the arrest Monday morning.   Owner of…

  Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) that monitors and reports on Hajj and Umrah activities have called on the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and States Muslim Pilgrims Boards in Nigeria to immediately begin the registration of intending Pilgrims for Hajj 2024.   IHR in…

    The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Wednesday finalised its draft roadmap of Hajj management of Bangladeshis for the next year. The Ministry, however, did not evaluate the reports of irregularities, faults and sufferings of the Bangladeshi Hajis this year the due to mismanagement by the Hajj officials and…

Following the conclusion of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, a total of 94,253 Bangladeshi pilgrims have returned home. Flights will continue till August 2 to bring back the pilgrims.   So far, 251 flights have been operated to bring back the pilgrims. Of these, 116 are of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 95…

  As every year, according to the lunar calendar that governs the world Islamic community, Muslims travel to the holy city of Mecca to fulfill the pilgrimage or the fifth pillar of Islam. Hajj, the importance of Hajj The Islamic tradition is that it does not differentiate between social classes and holds…